March 5, Ash Wednesday

Worship 7pm

March 5, 2025

Ash Wednesday Service will be held on 7:00pm. Ash Wednesday is considered to be the first day of Lent in the Christian liturgical calendar, a time that spans 40 days leading up to Easter. It is a day of repentance, reflection, and fasting in preparation for the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus at Easter. On Ash Wednesday Christians across the world participate in a service in which they receive ashes on their foreheads. The ashes are typically made from the burned palms of the previous year's Palm Sunday and are applied in the shape of a cross. The act of receiving ashes symbolizes human mortality and repentance, reflecting the words, "Remember that you are dust, and to dust, you shall return" (Genesis 3:19).

Lent Begins March 5 through April 17

Lenten Devotionals

“YOUNG VOICES: STEPPING OUT OF THE WILDERNESS”

This 47-day devotion walks you through Lent and concludes with the good news of Easter Sunday. All entries were written by UCC youth and young adults between the ages of 12 and 35. 

See these daily devotions on our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HCUCC.Church

We will have a limited number of printed copies available. 

Sojourners Class

On Sunday, March 9, we will begin a book study of The Last Week: What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus's Final Days in Jerusalem by Marcus Borg and John Crossan.

We gather In-person or via Zoom:

Meeting ID: 895 6175 8099 Passcode: 986788

April 6

On the 5^th Sunday in Lent,

join us for “Mix-it-up” Sunday,

with a Spring Brunch Potluck following worship. 

Pastries, Muffins, Casseroles and Salads

April 13

Palm & Passion Sunday: 

Let’s celebrate our Confirmands together!

April 20

Easter Worship 10:55am

Bring fresh flowers for the cross

April 27

Celebrate Earth Sunday with

the Creation Justice Team